- An
imbongi (plural iimbongi), or a
Xhosa praise poet, is a
member of the
Xhosa community who
performs ceremonial activities at
important events. An imbongi...
- have
received gold- and/or platinum-disc certification.
Amabutho (1973)
Imbongi (1973)
Umama Lo! (1974)
Isitimela (1974) U****hanya
Kwelanga (1975) Amaqhawe...
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their special function of
venerating the chief. In the
Xhosa language,
Imbongi YeSizwethe can be
translated to mean
either "poet laureate" or "national...
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Studi Arabi. 2: 95–102. JSTOR 25803021. Kaschula,
Russell H. (June 1999). "
Imbongi and griot:
toward a
comparative analysis of oral
poetics in
Southern and...
- New Guinea);
Golden Pride Children's
Choir (Tanzania); Hot Tuna (USA);
Imbongi &
Albert Nyathi (Zimbabwe); Kila (Ireland);
Malouma (Mauritania); Marsada...
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orators and
singers in West Africa.
Praise singer may also
refer to:
Imbongi, a term used for
praise singers in
Southern Africa The
Praise Singer, a...
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producer West Nkosi. The
group sold over 40,000
copies of
their first album Imbongi. and
continued to do so
through other recordings. In 1976, he
became a...
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procession of the
president into the
joint session is
accompanied by an
imbongi reciting a
praise poem for the president. The
address is also preceded...
- Utopia, UDon Jadu in 1929.
Mqhayi was
known as ‘
Imbongi yakwaGompo’ (the poet of Gompo) and
later ‘
Imbongi yesizwe’ (the poet of the nation). A youthful...
- Zilimbola! (1920–1996) was a
South African poet,
short story writer and
Xhosa imbongi (praise poet). He was also the
chief of the
AmaGwali Xhosa sub-group in...
